Operation Texas (Vietnam)

Operation Texas
Part of Vietnam War
Date20–25 March 1966
Location15°11′N 108°40′E / 15.19°N 108.67°E / 15.19; 108.67
Result U.S./ARVN claim victory
Belligerents
 United States
 South Vietnam
Viet Cong
 North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
United States Oscar Peatross
United States Lowell English
South Vietnam Hoàng Xuân Lãm

Units involved

United States 1st Marine Division

3rd Battalion 7th Marines
2nd Battalion 4th Marines
3rd Battalion 5th Marines
South Vietnam 2nd Infantry Division
2nd Battalion 5th Regiment
3rd Battalion 5th Regiment
South Vietnam Airborne Division
5th Airborne Battalion
1st Regiment
Vietnam 21st Regiment
Casualties and losses
United States 99 killed US body count: 283 killed

Operation Texas was a US Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place northwest of Quảng Ngãi, lasting from 20–25 March 1966.


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